Wound Coverage Options for Soft Tissue Defects Following Calcaneal Fracture Management (Operative/Surgical).

Soft tissue defects and wound healing complications related to calcaneus fractures may result in significant morbidity. The management of these soft tissue complications requires following reconstructive principles that provide the requisites for preservation of the injured limb and the maximization of function. Soft tissue complications are addressed with methods that commensurate with the degree of injury, ranging from local wound care to free flap reconstruction.

Tamoxifen (selective estrogen-receptor modulators) and aromatase inhibitors as potential perioperative thrombotic risk factors in free flap breast reconstruction.

Background: Selective estrogen-receptor modulators and aromatase inhibitors have become ubiquitous in the treatment of breast cancer. However, hormone therapy is a well-established thromboembolic risk factor. The purpose of this study is two-fold: (1) to further evaluate tamoxifen as a potential thrombotic risk factor and (2) to evaluate use of aromatase inhibitors as a potential novel risk factor.

A Comparison between DIEP and muscle-sparing free TRAM flaps in breast reconstruction: a single surgeon's recent experience.

Background: Discussions of abdominal donor-site morbidity and risk of flap loss continue to surround free flap breast reconstruction. The authors performed a head-to-head comparison of deep inferior epigastric perforator (DIEP) and muscle-sparing free transverse rectus abdominis musculocutaneous (TRAM) flaps performed by a single senior surgeon at a single institution.

Methods: The senior author's (J.

Anatomical basis and clinical application of the infragluteal perforator flap.

Background: When selecting flaps for coverage of pressure ulcers of the sacrum and perineal region in paraplegic patients, long-term high recurrence rates should be considered. Therefore, the authors developed an infragluteal perforator flap to avoid "burning bridges" for future reconstruction.

Methods: Infragluteal perforator flaps were dissected in five fresh human cadavers to define the anatomy of the cutaneous branches of the descending branch of the inferior gluteal artery and cluneal nerves and define anatomical landmarks for clinical application.